John Tanner

John Tanner, 19, of 216 S. Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights, was charged with theft and criminal damage to property Sunday after he allegedly cut a hose at a gas station and used it to syphon gasoline from the tank of a parked car into the tank of his 1978 Chevrolet Caprice, police said.

The Justice Department's voting rights chief, who said voter identification laws aren't a problem for blacks because they often die before old age, has been transferred to a new job, officials said Friday. John Tanner, a longtime attorney in the civil rights division, requested the move to the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, a department spokesman said. Tanner came under fire in October for remarks that were viewed as racially...

The Justice Department's voting rights chief, who said voter identification laws aren't a problem for blacks because they often die before old age, has been transferred to a new job, officials said Friday. John Tanner, a longtime attorney in the civil rights division, requested the move to the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, a department spokesman said. Tanner came under fire in October for remarks that were viewed as racially...

Lawrence W. Howe, 74, of Lake Forest died July 16, 2001, husband of Louanne; father of Delcine (Philip) Drayson, Larry (Diana) Howe and John Howe; grandfather of Ted and John Tanner and Alexandra and Sam Howe. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave., Lake Forest, where funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19. Interment will be private. Info: 847-234-0022.

NAME, ACHIEVEMENT Shane Longest Wilmington Baseball Went 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs and earned the win on the mound as the Wildcats beat Pleasant Plains 7-5 in the 3rd-place game at the Class A tournament. Ashley Shearer Beecher Softball Started and won all three games of the Class A tournament, finishing with 11 strikeouts, no walks and a 1.75 ERA in 16 innings. KayAnne Gummersall New Trier Girls soccer Tied a state record by scoring 6...

After deferring all season to the memory of its unbeaten 2001 predecessor, Wheaton Warrenville South's boys volleyball team finally established its own legacy. With Saturday's 25-16, 25-19 title game sweep of Glenbrook North, the Tigers (41-0) matched the best record in state history and became the first boys program with two unbeaten state championship teams. "We knew we had the potential, and coach [Bill Schreier] kept the pressure on us all year not to get lazy and slack off," said...

Goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz broke a personal 12-game losing streak as Hartford kept Quebec winless on the road this season. John Cullen broke a scoreless tie in the third period, and Michel Picard added a goal 2:22 later as Hartford extended Quebec's road woes to 30 games (0-23-7) this season and 35 overall. Sidorkiewicz made 21 saves in recording his first shutout of the season and seventh of his NHL career. Cullen beat Quebec goaltender John Tanner at 2:26 of the final period when he gained...

Patty Iverson let out a celebratory "woo-hoo" as she trailed her Glenbrook South boys volleyball team into a postgame interview room Friday at Hoffman Estates. Then the Titans coach exhaled with a long sigh of relief. It was that kind of night as top-ranked Glenbrook South outlasted Wheaton Warrenville South 16-14, 7-15, 15-11 to advance to the IHSA semifinals. "They took us out of our offense, they took Drew [Adams] out of our game and we had problems setting the middle," Iverson said.

NAME, ACHIEVEMENT Shane Longest Wilmington Baseball Went 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs and earned the win on the mound as the Wildcats beat Pleasant Plains 7-5 in the 3rd-place game at the Class A tournament. Ashley Shearer Beecher Softball Started and won all three games of the Class A tournament, finishing with 11 strikeouts, no walks and a 1.75 ERA in 16 innings. KayAnne Gummersall New Trier Girls soccer Tied a state record by scoring 6...

Lawrence W. Howe, 74, of Lake Forest died July 16, 2001, husband of Louanne; father of Delcine (Philip) Drayson, Larry (Diana) Howe and John Howe; grandfather of Ted and John Tanner and Alexandra and Sam Howe. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave., Lake Forest, where funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19. Interment will be private. Info: 847-234-0022.

After deferring all season to the memory of its unbeaten 2001 predecessor, Wheaton Warrenville South's boys volleyball team finally established its own legacy. With Saturday's 25-16, 25-19 title game sweep of Glenbrook North, the Tigers (41-0) matched the best record in state history and became the first boys program with two unbeaten state championship teams. "We knew we had the potential, and coach [Bill Schreier] kept the pressure on us all year not to get lazy and slack off," said...

Like the works of his archrival William Shakespeare, the plays of George Bernard Shaw require the most intense delivery and articulate expression. GBS's prose is as brilliantly structured and as precisely balanced in rhythm as the Bard's poetry, and, if it is to have effect, it must be presented with impeccable style. "Man and Superman" is the second Shaw play the Remy Bumppo troupe has presented in its annual season of what it calls "language-driven plays," and though it...

Patty Iverson let out a celebratory "woo-hoo" as she trailed her Glenbrook South boys volleyball team into a postgame interview room Friday at Hoffman Estates. Then the Titans coach exhaled with a long sigh of relief. It was that kind of night as top-ranked Glenbrook South outlasted Wheaton Warrenville South 16-14, 7-15, 15-11 to advance to the IHSA semifinals. "They took us out of our offense, they took Drew [Adams] out of our game and we had problems setting the middle," Iverson said.

John Tanner, 19, of 216 S. Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights, was charged with theft and criminal damage to property Sunday after he allegedly cut a hose at a gas station and used it to syphon gasoline from the tank of a parked car into the tank of his 1978 Chevrolet Caprice, police said.